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Network LED v1.0 README FILE
Copyright 1996. Pragmatica Software Limited
All rights reserved.
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Thank you for trying Network LED. This file includes information on 
Network LED features and how to contact Pragmatica Software 
Limited.

Introducing Network LED
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The main purpose of this program is to simulate the network card 
lights that flash every time your computer sends or receives data over 
the network. The Network LED appears on the Windows 95 task bar 
as a two button icon. Red button represents receive packets. Green 
button represents send packets.

I run it for some time on different machines and didn't see any 
problems or performance decrease. When Network LED is running the 
System Monitor will show much higher CPU utilization, however it 
will not affect the overall performance of the system as Network LED 
runs at lower priority. If you find any bugs or have any ideas how to 
improve it, let me know.

KEY FEATURES
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Flexible.
	* Supports all types of network cards.
	* Protocol independent.

Customizable.
	* Stop, resume options.

High performance.
	* VXD based.

REQUIREMENTS
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Windows 95.
Network adapter.

SETUP
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Unzip the distribution file in a temporary directory, run Setup, start 
the program NETLED.EXE and enjoy it.

The product is composed of 3 files:
NETLED.VXD	VXD that monitors network activity.
NETLED.EXE	Win32 application that displays the monitor	
		lights on the Windows 95 task bar.
README.TXT	this file.

Setup will copy NETLED.VXD and NETLED.EXE to c:\Program 
Files\Pragmatica\Network LED\. It will also create a shortcut in 
StartUp folder. If you experience any problems, terminate the 
NETLED.EXE. To permanently remove it from your system  run 
Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs and remove Network 
LED.

Due to size constraints I also distribute the program without the setup. 
In this case, just copy all files to any directory on your system. The 
only limitation is that both NETLED.EXE and NETLED.VXD should 
be in the same directory.

NETLED.EXE uses the shared version of Microsoft Foundation Class 
library. The file mfc40.dll must be present on your system. It is 
distributed with Windows 95 so it shouldn't cause any problems.

HOW TO USE IT
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Run NETLED.EXE. The Network LED icon will be added to the 
Windows task bar. If you would like the program to be automatically 
loaded at Windows startup create a shortcut in the Windows/Start 
Menu/Programs/StartUp folder. Press the left mouse button on the task 
bar Network LED icon to activate a popup menu. The menu contains 
following options:

About		Display about dialog box
Turn off	Turn the Network LED off
Priority	Set the program priority
Exit		Terminate the Network LED

Changing the priority can improve the accuracy of the monitor but can 
also affect the performance of the system. You should experiment with 
different settings to find the optimal configuration. The default "Low" 
priority is recommended.

LIABILITY
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None whatsoever but I recommend that you practice safe computing.

REGISTRATION
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This program and its accompanying files are classified as shareware. 
They may be used on a single computer for a period of up to 30 days 
for evaluation, after which time they must be removed from the system 
or registered.

Note: If you use an unregistered copy, the program will turn itself off 
after 30 minutes. 

If you like the program you can register by sending $10 in US funds. 
Don't forget to mention your e-mail address if you have one.

Payment can be made in cash, money order or check. Payments in 
checks and money orders must be in US dollars payable to Bohdan 
Raciborski.

In return you will receive a registration number that you should enter 
in the registration field on the About dialog box (select About menu to 
display About dialog box. Once registered the 30 minute limit will be 
removed.

CompuServe users can register on-line. To have the registration fee 
added to your CompuServe bill use the CompuServe command GO 
SWREG and follow the menus.  Network LED registration id is . 
However, the convenience of registering it on-line is not free. It will 
cost you another $5US.


HOW TO CONTACT PRAGMATICA
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Bohdan Raciborski
Pragmatica Software Limited
5567 Oakwood Ave.
Montreal, Quebec, H4W 2A8
Canada

CompuServe:	70412,1536
Internet:	bohdan@alex.qc.ca
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bohdan/hdled.htm